Is theacrine stronger than caffeine?
Both caffeine and Theacrine can fuel your day but they do so differently. Caffeine delivers fast energy with potential side effects, while Theacrine offers a cleaner, longer-lasting boost with fewer jitters. Depending on your needs, one might suit you better—or you might benefit from using both accordingly. Thus, combining lower-dose caffeine and theacrine may improve cognitive-behavioral performance before and after fatiguing exercise to an equal or greater degree than higher doses of caffeine alone.
Does theacrine increase dopamine?
Theacrine acts as an adenosine receptor antagonist to play a role in the locomotor activation and fatigue reduction. Theacrine regulates brain glucose metabolism, inhibits phosphodiesterases and restores the levels of 5-HTP and dopamine to improve cognitive capacity. Theacrine, a purine alkaloid similar in structure to caffeine but with a longer half-life, less habituation, and fewer side effects, is proposed as a caffeine-alternative to enhance cognitive resilience.